Jalgsema
Jalgsema | |
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Village | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia |
| County | Järva County |
| Parish | Järva Parish |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Jalgsema is a village in Järva Parish, Järva County, in north-central Estonia.[1]
Name
[edit | edit source]Jalgsema was attested in historical sources as Iolgesim in 1220, Jalxen in 1548, Jalxem in 1564, and Jalgsemast (in the elative case) in 1734. The first part of the toponym, jalg, genitive jala 'leg, foot', is probably related to the neighboring village name Jalalõpe. The ending -ma is apparently of later origin, from the 18th century, because earlier records do not support it. This casts doubt on Enn Tarvel's suggestion that the ending may refer to arable land.[2]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]The military commander Johan Pitka (1872–1944) was born in Jalgsema at the Terasaugu gamekeeper's house.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
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